CAHOON, William, a Representative from Vermont; born in Providence, R.I., January 12, 1774;
attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Lyndon, Vt., in 1791 and engaged in milling
and agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1802-1810; succeeded his
father as town clerk in 1808; presidential elector in 1808 and voted for Madison and Langdon; county
judge 1811-1819; appointed major general in the militia in 1808 and served during the War of 1812;
delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1814 and 1828; member of the executive council
1815-1820; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1820 and 1821; elected on the Anti-Masonic ticket to
the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1833); unsuccessful
candidate in 1832 for reelection to the Twenty-third Congress; died in Lyndon, Vt., May 30, 1833;
interment in Lyndon Town Cemetery, Lyndon Center, Vt.